1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 13 August 1994 - 26 March 1995 |
Teams | 55 (from 6 confederations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 655 (4.85 per match) |
The qualification process for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 54 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 11 places in the tournament's finals. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts. The places were divided as follows:
- Africa - represented by the CAF: 1 berth
- Asia - AFC: 2
- Europe - UEFA: 5 (Sweden qualified automatically as hosts)
- North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 2
- Oceania - OFC: 1
- South America - CONMEBOL: 1
A total of 52 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 135 qualifying matches were played, and 655 goals were scored (an average of 4.85 per match).
Qualified teams
The following 12 teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup:
Team | Finals appearances | Streak | Last appearance |
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Australia | 1st | 1 | — |
Brazil | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
Canada | 1st | 1 | — |
China | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
Denmark | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
England | 1st | 1 | — |
Germany | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
Japan | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
Nigeria | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
Norway | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
Sweden (H) | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
United States | 2nd | 2 | 1991 |
(H) : qualified automatically as hosts
Confederation qualification processes
Africa (CAF)
(8 teams competing for 1 berth)
- Qualified: Nigeria
The one African team to qualify to the World Cup was the winner of the
Final Round
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria | 11–2 | South Africa | 4–1 | 7–1 |
Nigeria | 4–1 | South Africa |
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Nigeria qualified for the World Cup.
Asia (AFC)
(4 teams competing for 2 berths)
The two Asian teams to qualify to the World Cup were the two finalists of the women's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games. The tournament took place in Hiroshima, Japan from 3–12 October and consisted of 4 teams.
Final
Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama |
China and Japan qualified for the World Cup
Europe (UEFA)
(30 teams competing for 4 berths, host Sweden qualifies automatically)
The third official edition of the UEFA Women's Championship served also as UEFA's qualifying tournament for the World Cup. Out of the 29 teams participating in the tournament, the qualifiers were the four semi-finalists - Sweden (qualified as host of the World Cup), England, Germany and Norway - and the best quarter-final loser - Denmark.
Tournament bracket
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
England | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Germany | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
Germany | 3 | —1 | 3 | ||||||||||
Sweden | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||
Norway | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
Sweden | 3 | 4 | 7 |
- 1 No second leg was played.
Final
England, Germany, Norway and Denmark qualified for the World Cup. Sweden qualified automatically as hosts.
North, Central America & the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
(5 teams competing for 2 berths)
- Qualified: United States – Canada
The
Final standings
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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United States | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Canada | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
Jamaica | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
United States and Canada qualified for the World Cup.
Oceania (OFC)
- Qualified: Australia
The OFC was the only one of the six FIFA confederations to hold a specified qualifying competition.
Only three teams participated in the tournament which took place in
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
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Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Champions and qualified for 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup |
New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | –19 | 0 |
South America (CONMEBOL)
- Qualified: Brazil
The second edition of the
Final standings
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Brazil | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
Argentina | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
Chile | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
Ecuador | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
Bolivia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 |
Final
Brazil qualified for the World Cup.
External links
- Tables & results at RSSSF.com